Overview
- The attack occurred on December 29, 2025, when a woman in her 20s was picked up in Leicester and forced into a lay‑by on Soar Valley Way where she was threatened with a knife and raped.
- Leicestershire Police traced the suspect’s Toyota Auris using CCTV and ANPR and arrested Adam Daley on Vaughan Way within about an hour of the victim reporting the assault.
- Officers recovered Daley’s phone and found indecent images of children and footage of sexual activity with animals; he admitted the image offences but denied the rape, requiring the victim to give evidence at trial.
- A jury found Daley guilty of rape, sexual assault, threats to kill and possession of a knife, and on Friday he was sentenced to 16 years in prison with an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and a restraining order.
- Police have urged anyone who may have been victimised by Daley to come forward and said the case raises questions about vetting and monitoring of drivers for app‑based services.